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50 Pounds Regular issue, Series B
| Issuer | Government of Gibraltar |
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| Year | 1914 |
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| Reference(s) | P#10 |
| Obverse description | Printed in red on a cream guilloche underprint, the note carries the Arms of Gibraltar within an oval vignette at the top centre, flanked by foliate branches. The issuer's title appears in a bold banner below the vignette, with the denomination expressed in both English and Spanish ('CINCUENTA LIBRAS') on either side of the central text block. Large '£50' numerals occupy the left and right margins within ornate cartouches, and the note bears a perfin 'SPECIMEN' cancellation with zeroed serial numbers. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is unprinted save for a faint offset impression of the obverse design showing through the paper, and bears a centrally placed perfin cancellation reading 'CANCELLED' in bold capital letters applied diagonally across the face of the note. |
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Gibraltar's wartime finances were managed on a shoestring. The 1914 series was authorised under emergency provisions as the colony scrambled to maintain liquidity after normal banking channels with Britain were disrupted by the outbreak of war. These early Government of Gibraltar notes were not produced in volume — the colony's commercial needs were modest and sterling-linked exchange kept large denominations largely out of everyday hands.
The 50 Pounds is the highest denomination in the Series B set and almost certainly saw the lowest circulation of any note in the issue. Surviving examples are rare by any measure, and most known specimens carry handling evidence suggesting institutional rather than retail use.